Meanings
nounprivate enterprise (plural private enterprises)
plural private enterprises
- enterprise owned by private owners, investors or shareholders
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
Similar
Broader
economyeconomic system
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan empresa privada
- empresa privadaTranslations
Japanese 民業
- 民業 (mingyou)Translations
Portuguese empresa privada
- empresa privadaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
private enterprise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20enterprise
MLA
“private enterprise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20enterprise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private enterprise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20enterprise.
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